Cleaning Burnt Pans

RE: Cleaning Burnt Pans Post By ScaryHouse (Guest Post) (08/27/2008) Well, I was skeptical. I've got a large enamel pot, (the kind with the blue enamel with white flecks) not an expensive one; I could have simply replaced it, but I hate to spend money I don't have to. I have scrubbed and scrubbed the burt part so much that it was smooth and shiny. I have actually cooked beans in it several times in it's present condition. It does seem though, it it's going to stick and burn, it'll stick and burn right on the old spot. This last time was it. I had to go check the internet. The first method I saw was what I used: 2"water little dish soap little baking soda little hydrogen peroxide Boil the crap out of it. (Note: I really think it was the baking soda doing the work. Use only a drop or two of soap or it will foam up and over the edge.) After a bit, I did see flecks of black floating around on top of the foam. I added some more baking soda and left it to boil while I did the rest of the dishes. It wasn't magical. I did have to scrub it with the scrubby plastic side of a sponge afterwards, (It's a good idea never to use metal in cookware.) but all the black came off. I wish I had before and after photos. My bet is baking soda and a lot of heat is the trick. The foam just lifts the debris up where you can see it and feel triumphant. Report Spam or Abuse RE: Cleaning Burnt Pans Post By Heidi (Guest Post) (08/11/2008) So I tried almost everything on this list and they seemed to help a little bit but I wasn't sure if it was the boiling, of coke, detergent, lemon etc. working or me continually scrubing. Also I did not want to scrape my All-clad pan to expensive to do. But with a little muscle I used a Magic Eraser and it got all the black burnt on pieces off with out damaging the pan. I love Magic Erasers, they are great for everything! Report Spam or Abuse RE: Cleaning Burnt Pans Post By Jswanlake (Guest Post) (07/21/2008) Success! I read about 20 emails, went into the kitchen, and cleaned my stainless Revere ware pan. I simply put about an inch of water in the pan plus about 1 T of dishwasher gel detergent, 2-3 T of hydrogen peroxide, and a sprinkle of baking soda (no measuring of any of this). For the last 4 days I had scraped and soaked with vinegar until the thick part was off, but I could not budge the rest of the black residue. I simmered the pan for 10-15 mins. and watched as the bubbles came up and then pieces of the black burnt residue. Then I filled the pan with cool water, poured it out, and marveled at the clean, shiny pan. No scraping! Thanks so much for the info! My husband told me to throw the pan away. Ha! He was amazed. Report Spam or Abuse RE: Cleaning Burnt Pans Post by ThriftyFun (3743) | (07/06/2008) Profile | Blog! | Contact (sent in by email) Used a pressure cooker to pressure cook corn. Not enough water in pressure cooker and it went dry. Can't get the corn smell out or the corn stain left behind. Tried steel wool, and other soaps for removal but nothing seems to work. Help! Lloyd W. Roberts Report Spam or Abuse RE: Cleaning Burnt Pans Post By elena (Guest Post) (06/14/2008) Just tried the dishwasher tablet in water trick on my burnt pan (was trying to make fudge sauce. wasn't successful. Result = smelly kitchen + burnt sugar pan) worked a treat. Brilliant. Thanks! Report Spam or Abuse RE: Cleaning Burnt Pans Post By Matt (Guest Post) (05/08/2008) What about cleaning burnt Pepsi out of a stainless steel pot? Lets just say I was using Pepsi to clean burnt on tomato sauce, and now I have burnt pepsi instead. Report Spam or Abuse RE: Cleaning Burnt Pans Post By bea (Guest Post) (04/25/2008) Just read this thread - had badly burnt pan (from boiling milk and burning it), - had no dishwasher stuff, had no coke - used some water, some normal washing-up liquid (environmentally friendly one that I always use anyway) bit of white wine vinegar and about 1/3 of a can of sparkling apple juice I had in the fridge from a flight, which I had never fancied drinking, and a bit of baking powder - less than 3 minutes on the stove and stirring a bit - hey presto, all clean - right now I am following the next bit of advice and 'reconditiong' the pan first with water and salt, then I will do the oil think - good as new!!! thanks all Report Spam or Abuse RE: Cleaning Burnt Pans Post By Macca (Guest Post) (04/20/2008) Use pepsi. Put it on the stove, bring it to the boil, and scrub with a brush. Works in minutes. Report Spam or Abuse RE: Cleaning Burnt Pans Post By P. Slaven (Guest Post) (04/04/2008) I used Omar Magdy's method for removing burnt milk from my stainless steel pan. The one using dish soap, water, vinegar, 7up and baking soda. OMG it works great! I had a bit of a mess on my stove to clean up as warned but who cares - my new lovely pot is still lovely! Thanks Omar Report Spam or Abuse RE: Cleaning Burnt Pans Post By Omar Magdy (Guest Post) (04/01/2008) so i'm warming up some milk and as usual phone rings..... by the time i get back to my pot all my milk has turned into black charred remains as any clueless person would do i turn to everyone's favourite search engine and this page is the first result i tried countless numbers of ideas listed above then... i have one of my own why not all of the above so i use 1)dish washing detergent (sink kind) 2)water 3)sprinkle of vinegar 4)generous amount of 7up 5)a dash of baking soda and guess what u can acctually see the black nightmare disintegrating and floating to the top of the solution(the ingredients listed above are to be boiled in said pan ofcourse) (ps: if ur trying this at the end of the day do it before cleaning ur stove it tends to buble up and overflow every couple of minuets) Report Spam or Abuse RE: Cleaning Burnt Pans Post By roncicha (Guest Post) (03/24/2008) I still did not find method for Teflon pans. Report Spam or Abuse RE: Cleaning Burnt Pans Post By Ls (Guest Post) (03/23/2008) I have used the principle of 'deglazing' for this before... my stainless steel pan had some black stuff stuck to it... so I got it hot, then poured cold tap water in it, and scraped the burnt stuff right off. I dont know if this would work with everything (seems stuff with sugar in it sticks worse), but seems worth a try :) Report Spam or Abuse RE: Cleaning Burnt Pans Post By jill (Guest Post) (03/23/2008) I burned chocolate on the bottom of a stainless steel pot. I used chunky peanut butter on a brillo pad and scrubbed and I was amazed at how it worked. Thanks! Report Spam or Abuse RE: Cleaning Burnt Pans Post By jonie (Guest Post) (03/05/2008) Put a cup of vinegar in a plastic bag, soak overnight. Clean with a sponge and voila! Report Spam or Abuse RE: Cleaning Burnt Pans Post By saftey first (Guest Post) (01/15/2008) Thanks for all the tips, i am about to try some, but would like to say PLEASE be careful when you're all boiling and inhaling such nasty chemicals! please avoid it if possible, or at the very least allow for enough ventilation in your home before doing it. All commercial chemicals should have material safety data sheets on-line, I would check with those first before using the products in some of the ways suggested. mixing certain cleaning products can be very harmful! At the end of the day, your health is much more valuable than a clean pot! Report Spam or Abuse RE: Cleaning Burnt Pans Post By Ed (Guest Post) (12/13/2007) A small piece of sandpaper worked great. It scrubbed everything off. I also boiled, and let the pot sit in a solution of hydrogen peroxide, lemon juice, vinegar, salt, baking powder, baking soda and arrowroot. The pot was completely black in spots. Now it is nice and shiny. Report Spam or Abuse RE: Cleaning Burnt Pans Post By Andy (Guest Post) (12/09/2007) I have burnt jam in an enamel on steel pot. I have scrubbed with steel wool, used baking soda. Got a fair bit off but there is still some in the bottom. Any ideas on how to clean burnt sugar on an enamel on steel pot? Report Spam or Abuse RE: Cleaning Burnt Pans Post By Brian (Guest Post) (11/24/2007) My wife burned some potpouri in one of our nice stainless steel All-Clad pans. Tried everything and then used some Easy Off Oven Cleaner on it and it came right off. Another post asked if it was toxic, not really otherwise they wouldn't let you use it in your oven. Plus they suggest using it on barbeque grills (which works great also). Make sure you get the cold kind not the kind you need to use on a hot oven. I would make sure and wash the pan thoroughly after you clean it just to be sure. Also for the burnt oil marks on the bottom of your stainless steel pans use a product called BAM (also made by Easy Off, not an endorsement I swear). It takes the oil right off and the pan looks brand new. Report Spam or Abuse RE: Cleaning Burnt Pans Post By Judy Bushnell (Guest Post) (11/12/2007) I burnt a stainless steel pan while cooking potatoes. I was afraid I'd have to toss the pan away, I tried boiling it with coke, but it didn't budge the black mess. After reading suggestions on this site, I poured a little Hydrogen peroxide in the bottom of the pan. Then I went back on the computer and kept reading for about 5 minutes. I decided to throw some Cascade dishwashing crystals in the mix. I let it sit for about 3 minutes and then thought I'd try using a sponge to see if anything was loose. Imagine my surprise when the black started coming off easily. Even the sides of the pan, where I hadn't soaked it with the peroxide came clean with out much effort. Thanks for all the suggestions. If you have a burnt stainless steel pan, you might just try this combination without having to heat the pan at all. P.S. My fingernails came out really clean and white too:-) Report Spam or Abuse RE: Cleaning Burnt Pans Post By ouf ouf (Guest Post) (10/09/2007) I cleaned the pan, but now all my house smells like vinegar... well, at least it worked. I have found that if you enough vinegar to cover the pan with a bit of washing liquid then boil it until it evaporates (horrible fumes) then add some cold water and scrub hard it works best... Report Spam or Abuse RE: Cleaning Burnt Pans Post By Mara (Guest Post) (10/08/2007) I tried the Hydrogen peroxide that someone mentioned, and even though it did take a little scrubbing, it did take off the black crust that I thought was permanently fused to the bottom of my pan. I was making applesauce and the water boiled away and left sugary charred apples on the bottom of my pan. The caramelized char looked glassy and I figured it was a loss. I tried baking soda, vinegar, COMET, and had pretty much given up. I figured I'd try the H2O2 and see if it worked. It took off a lot the first time. I had to do several more soak and scrub runs, but got all of it out. If it hadn't worked, I'd have tried boiling vinegar next, then some of the other tricks. BUT THE PEROXIDE WORKED! Thanks! Report Spam or Abuse RE: Cleaning Burnt Pans Post By Torry. (Guest Post) (09/19/2007) The dishwashing soap worked wonders for my pot. While boiling liquid in the pot for the second time, I forgot about the pot and all the liquid dried up and the pot was black inside . I was able to remove all the hard build up quite easily. After I saw how the stainless steel was blackened I was angry at myself. I decided to try the dishwashing liquid again and the pot has returned to its normal self! I was so happy! Boiling the dishwasher soap really worked on both build up baked on the pan and the black marks. Thank you! Report Spam or Abuse RE: Cleaning porcelain coated cast Iron Burnt Pans Post By Larry Bernard (Guest Post) (09/02/2007) Could you tell me how to clean up a very hard residue burnt food layer of food in a Le Crueset casserole pot? Report Spam or Abuse RE: Cleaning Burnt Pans Post By John Cotterell (Guest Post) (08/30/2007) I burnt jam on the bottom of a stainless steel stock pot. The dishwasher didn't even dent it. I tried boiling a dishwasher tablet in two inches of water, and fifteen minutes later I was oohhing and aahhing with pleasure. The idea came from this website. Thank you so much from the Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia jamcotterell(at)yahoo(dot)com Report Spam or Abuse RE: Cleaning Burnt Pans Post By Bubbles (Guest Post) (08/08/2007) Wow! I tried making homemade caramel and left it too long. my whole pan was burnt from the caramel. I heated up some Coke a cola and the burnt caramel is gone. Who knew Coke could do such a amazing thing! Report Spam or Abuse RE: Cleaning Burnt Pans Post By Charlotte M. (Guest Post) (07/31/2007) Thank you for the dishwasher tip! My story has to be the worst one here: I forgot the rice and it burned to a thick, black char. To get rid of the smoke in the kitchen, I ran onto the deck and dropped the pot behind a chair where it sat for he next six months. I was cleaning up the deck today and noticed it behind a shrub. Ack! My expensive pot, not only charred and blackened, but now exposed to the elements for six months! I used a few tablespoons of dry dishwasher powder and boiled and scraped for about fifteen minutes. I dumped the mess down the drain and surveyed the rest - not bad! I repeated this a second time, once again dumped the pot, and once it cooled, I gave it a little scrub. It is currently in the dishwasher and at last check, the stainless steel was a bit gray in patches, but it seems I have rescued my pot! Report Spam or Abuse RE: Cleaning Burnt Pans Post By laura davis (Guest Post) (07/23/2007) That dishwasher soap thing REALLY works!!! I had burnt some milk in a pot and had soaked it and tried to scrub it out to no avail. I put a couple of tablespoons of powder dishwasher soap in it and boiled it and it all came out. The tiny bit of gunk that was left just wiped right out with a sponge. Thanks for the tip. I will never forget it!!! Report Spam or Abuse RE: Cleaning Burnt Pans Post By PG (Guest Post) (06/27/2007) New induction hob and the way custard boils seems different even while watching. Anyway severely burnt bottom (without milk boiling over). had no dishwasher liquid only tablet so half filled with water and put dishwasher 3 in 1 tablet in and stirred to dissolve while boiling and boiled for 15 minutes. Only small amount of hand cleaning required with plain water after. Report Spam or Abuse RE: Cleaning Burnt Pans Post By KC (Guest Post) (06/16/2007) Thanks for the tips - hopefully I can save my favorite 5-ply kitchen aid pot.... way too expensive to throw away. Anyway, there is also someone asking about rainbow coloring on stainless steel and someone else mentioned a cleaner that has absolutely changed my life cleaning up in the kitchen (and no - I do not work for the company - not a paid endorsement I promise) and it takes the heat colors out. But its called barkeeper's friend. I bought it at Bed Bath and Beyond. It creates a chemical reaction with tarnish and staining on stainless (I also use it on Silver but not sure if it's recommended). Everything just washes off. I no longer use steel wool and my pots, although scratched slightly from use, look like new (including the bottoms). And I put A LOT of mileage on my cookware. I also use Simple green for really greasy stock pots and dishes before I wash with my regular soap. I used to have to wash the pots three or four times before they were grease free but now its Simple green and then dawn. Oh, if you are going to use Barkeeper's Friend, I recommend running a quick sponge swipe over them with regular dishwashing liquid because sometimes BF leaves a white residue (you can easily see it when it dries). Anyway, thanks again! Report Spam or Abuse RE: Cleaning Burnt Pans Post By Glenn (Guest Post) (06/09/2007) Don't try this method on aluminum, non-stick surface or teflon coated pans, it could kill you. If you have a stainless steel pan, pot or whatever that has been any layer of burnt on crud, use the following method: Put a few tablespoons of liquid automatic dishwasher detergent in the pan, along with enough water to cover the burnt area, plus a few inches of extra water. Place on the stove and bring to a full boil. Let it boil for about ten minutes. Scrape the burnt on crud every few minutes with a plastic (non-metallic) utensil. After twenty minutes (and well before the water in your pan is boiled off) dump the residue in the sink. Repeat this process until all of the burnt on crud is gone. Next, wash the pan in ordinary hand-washing dish washing soap. Rinse thoroughly, inspect to make sure that all the burnt on crud is gone. If it is, go on to the next step, otherwise, repeat the previous step. Now you need to "recondition" the pot. Do this by applying a coat of cooking oil, such as canola, safflower, olive, or something other than soybean oil. Next, on a very low heat, "recondition" the pot by allowing the oil to come up to a reasonable, but not burning temperature. You may need to allow the pot to cool and repeat this a few times. Finally, fill the pot with plain water along with a few tablespoons of salt, and bring to a full boil. Dump the water, wash the pot once more in ordinary hand-washing dish washing soap. Note: this method will also work with cast iron pots and pans. Please don't try it with any sort of "coated" pot and especially, don't try it on aluminum pots of pans. Report Spam or Abuse RE: Cleaning Burnt Pans Post By Sleeping Cooker (Guest Post) (05/10/2007) I fell asleep while boiling water for hotdogs. Boy this is a good blog. I don't have a dishwasher so no dishwasher detergent, got rid of the copper bottoms when I bought this set of Wolf Gang pans and the only abrasive type cleaner I have in the house is my kitchen cleaner (not very abrasive.) While I liked the just throw it out and save yourself the grief answer, I'm trying to go green and would rather clean it and not polute the environment with my stupidity. So I'm going to try the toothpaste, I hear it's great on jewelry. If that doesn't work I'll try the kitchen cleaner. Then I'll be back to find another solution to try. I'll let you know if either work. Report Spam or Abuse RE: Cleaning Burnt Pans Post By bb (Guest Post) (04/30/2007) Removing stains from faberware pots try Zud it is recommended for Faberware pots. It works for me. This pass weekend I burnt a pot, first I boiled with plain water, then vinegar and water and then I put Zud inside let it set for awhile. Try scrubbing the pan by having the Zud like a paste, not too much water. Report Spam or Abuse RE: Cleaning Burnt Pans Post By Doris (Guest Post) (04/28/2007) While I didn't burn anything in my Chef's Mark saucepan, my dishwasher is leaving it with a 'colorful glow'...in rainbow colors, sort of, after all the cycles are completed. But, if I wash it by hand, and I leave it in the rinse water for several minutes, the glow is diminished. Also, there is sort of a squeaky feel to it, but I wouldn't call it a 'squeaky clean feeling'. It is sort of hard to describe. We had the dishwasher checked and the tech said he cannot find anything wrong with it. Something is not right...unless it is perhaps our water supply (city supplied) or something wrong with the water-heater. I am at a loss. Anyone possibly have a clue or an answer. Thanks from 'Deep in the Heart of Texas'. Report Spam or Abuse RE: Cleaning Burnt Pans Post By (Guest Post) (04/27/2007) I have stains in my Faberware stainless steel pot (boiled water and forgot about it) I have scrubbed it with Bon Ami and I managed to get most of the black off but there is a definate discoloration. can anyone tell me how to get those stains out - vinegar did not work - and it hasn't come off even with steel wool. Any help would be appreciated - this is my favorite pot Report Spam or Abuse RE: Cleaning Burnt Pans Post By daisylou (Guest Post) (04/11/2007) I burned olive oil in two of my saucepans. It came out quite easily out of the smaller one. All it required was a little bit of scrubbing with a scouring pad. The larger one was not so easy since it had burned longer. It was caramel brown on the edges and black in the center and felt smooth as glass. The brown came out easily with a little bit of scrubbing with that handy dandy scouring pad I used on the smaller pan, but the black would come out. I tried scrubbing it with Bon-Ami, and it lightened considerably, but I was going to be a while if I kept at it like that. A quick search found the suggestion of powdered dishwasher soap. I dumped a bit in the pan and put in about 2 inches of water and boiled it. Once it boiled, I brought it down to a simmer for 10 minutes (set a timer so it won't boil dry) and then let it set for an hour. A lot more stuff came out, but I was going to have to do it again. It was late, and I didn't feel like staying up anymore, so I tried someone's vinegar suggestion. I put about a cup of vinegar in the pan and dumped in some Bon-Ami (she said any powdered cleanser would do) and let it set overnight. This morning it came clean quite easily with a little bit of scrubbing with that same scouring pad. The key is that if it is badly burned, no one solution will work with a one time try. You may have to try it several times or a combination of things. Report Spam or Abuse RE: Cleaning Burnt Pans Post By spencer (Guest Post) (04/09/2007) burnt my pressure cooker cooking rice and there must gave been 1/2 inch of hard black burnt on crusty rice. Soaked it with powdered cascade and then simmered for 30 minutes. the stuff scraped off more easily with a wooden spoon. The black discolor was still there. Easy off Oven did not work. Bar Keeper with a pan safe scouring pad (scotts) worked great. Pan is shiny and looks great. Report Spam or Abuse RE: Cleaning Burnt Pans Post By Mic (Guest Post) (04/06/2007) Hi, I boiled water dry in my stainless steel pot for about 1/2 hour (was boiling water for my daughters bottles). I have just used a fine sandpaper with a little bit of water and it has totally removed the stained burnt marks from both the inside and bottom of my stainless steel pot (was not a copper bottom ). - Worked wonders! Report Spam or Abuse RE: Cleaning Burnt Pans Post By Anne (Guest Post) (03/21/2007) I burnt brown sugar in my new Paderno pot and used dishwashing gel detergent to remove the burnt on mess. I covered the bottom of the pot with the gel and filled it 1/2 full with water and boiled for 10 minutes. Just like NEW!! Amazing!! Thanks for the tip :) Report Spam or Abuse RE: Cleaning Burnt Pans Post By Nic (Guest Post) (02/06/2007) Dishwashing powder in water, soaked for an hour then boiled for a few minutes worked amazingly - my flatmate's pot was scorched black and had been left for weeks - no amount of scrubbing seemed to move it until I tried this! Thanks, it saved my bacon! Report Spam or Abuse BURNT MILK AND OTHER THICK SITUATIONS Post By (Guest Post) (02/06/2007) all you have to do is boil powder dishwashing detergent in the pan with some water. i tried soaking it for days, scrudding with everthing, and this actually worked very well. i dont know about using it on teflon though. Report Spam or Abuse RE: Cleaning Burnt Pans Post By Gigi (Guest Post) (02/05/2007) I recently burnt a copper bottom pan and the copper flaked offf in tiny little specks. i argued with my husband that this is toxic. He thinks the pan can be cleaned. Any help? Report Spam or Abuse RE: Cleaning Burnt Pans Post By Julian (Guest Post) (12/31/2006) I just bought some Stainless Steel Pots and Pans with copper bottoms and did what they suggested by heating some oil up to seal them, I left the oil in a little too long and on 2 of the pots it was a stuck residue mess that wouldn't budge, I got it all off with slightly damp baking soda and a brush and alot of elbow grease, they look like new again! Report Spam or Abuse RE: Cleaning Burnt Pans Post By Mrs Diggles (Guest Post) (12/29/2006) Ok - I also managed to burn the heck out of my stainless steel steaming pot. I left it steaming on the oven, went upstairs and ran downstairs when I smelled smoke! Anyway - I thought it was hopeless as I had almost given up hope - but after googlling I got some results. First let me mention that the blackness on my pot was almost an inch thick in places. I read somewhere that if you boil onions and lemons in a pot to loosen the charred stuff it helps. I completed this following list of steps about 6 times to get it all off 1 - Fill the pot with 4 cups of water, one onion skin and one half of a lemon and 1 electrasol ultra tab 2 - boil for 10 minutes. 3 - Pour the Contents out into a bowl ( SAVE IT ) 4 - Let the pot cool down and some of the charred mess started to crack and peel away 5 - rinse the pot out in the sink 6 - pour the contents of the bowl and boil again It needs to be done over and over but it required NO scrubbing. I hope this helps someone ! Report Spam or Abuse RE: Cleaning Burnt Pans Post By (Guest Post) (12/15/2006) 1/4 cup bleach and 2 cups water Report Spam or Abuse RE: Cleaning Burnt Pans Post By Betty (Guest Post) (12/13/2006) I just read all the solutions and will try them. My problem is a bit different. Was steaming some broccoli in my stainless steel pan, and the water boiled off. Nothing stuck to the pan, but pan is black from being heated with out anything in it.. Anyone know something specifically for this problem? Thanks Report Spam or Abuse RE: Cleaning Burnt Pans Post By SICO (Guest Post) (12/10/2006) FOR BURNT PANS JUST POUR SOME COCACOLA IN TO THE PAN AND HOT IT UP IT WILL WIPE OUT THEN MAKE SURE IT'S ORDINARY COKE BECAUSE THE DIET OR CHERRY STUFF DON'T WORK. Report Spam or Abuse RE: Cleaning Burnt Pans Post By Sunjoo (Guest Post) (12/06/2006) Dishwashing powder solution worked like magic with my favorite iron cast pan. I was in despair since I thought I won't be able to recover my pan - it was very bad burn...but now my pan looks like a brand new one after soaking it in the dishwashing powder (generous amount) and water. Most of burnt part came off after the soaking (1 hr). I also boiled it after soaking to get rid of the residue burnt...it is fantastic. Thanks. Report Spam or Abuse RE: Cleaning Burnt Pans Post By T- (Guest Post) (11/29/2006) How do you clean burnt plastic off of a pan Report Spam or Abuse RE: Rainbow stains on stainless Post By Jeff (Guest Post) (11/03/2006) C.L.R. (the cleaning liquid) removes them on contact. Sure beats scrubbing your fingers off with an SOS pad! Report Spam or Abuse RE: Cleaning Burnt Pans Post By Tam (Guest Post) (11/02/2006) For stains on the bottoms of pans, I find that cooking something containing a lot of tomatoes (ie: tomato based soup, or simmering pasta sauce) will clean it up really nicely. It's the acidity of the tomatoes that does the work :) Report Spam or Abuse RE: Cleaning Burnt Pans Post By ATB (Guest Post) (11/01/2006) Used diswashing liquid like suggested above and put on boil for about 10 minutes. Burnt stuff came off with ease. Thanks for the tips!!! Report Spam or Abuse RE: Cleaning Burnt Pans Post By dr. bordo (Guest Post) (11/01/2006) RE: Cleaning stainless steel: Isn't Easy Off oven cleaner toxic? Thanks Report Spam or Abuse RE: Cleaning Burnt Pans Post By Denman (Guest Post) (10/30/2006) Vinegar didn't work for me - the problem is a black deposit, which is mostly burnt sugar, on a cast iron saucepan. I shall try dishwasher powder or oven-cleaner next. Report Spam or Abuse RE: Cleaning Burnt Pans Post By singo (Guest Post) (10/20/2006) I was making chocolate icing and left the sugar alone on the stove to melt and before I knew it, it had fused to the bottom of my pot like nothing I'd ever seen. soaked it in hot water for awhile, scubbed away with an SOS pad and then boiled the crap out of it with a water / baking soda solution.l was clean and shiny withen 10 mintues. Report Spam or Abuse RE: Cleaning Burnt Pans Post By Doctor Bang (Guest Post) (10/18/2006) I've tried everything from vinegar to dishwasher powder & baking powder to elbow grease, but nothing worked. I can think of just 2 solutions: 1 - Be more careful next time so you don't get the problem. 2 - If that doesn't work, save time by immediately putting the damaged pan in with the rubbish & buying a new one. Report Spam or Abuse RE: Cleaning Burnt Pans Post By Mary (Guest Post) (09/22/2006) I have read about removing food from burnt pans. But is there anything sure thing for removing the rainbow coloring you get from overheating a stainless steel pan? Report Spam or Abuse RE: Cleaning Burnt Pans Post by alguiliani (2) | (08/21/2006) Contact i just burnt sugar with no water on a pan that belongs to my roommate (nice one, an All Clad) and it was seriously burnt on. i thought it had turned into carbon and fused onto it. i quickly googled up your website on the computer and saw these tips. i used a cube of Electrosol automatic dishwasher cleaner and about a cup of water and brought it to a boil. most of it came right up and it looks like the rest of it will, too. thanks for the tip it saved my roommate's pan and me not having to buy an expensive pan to replace it! i don't know if it makes a difference that it just happened or not, but it worked for something that was really on there. Report Spam or Abuse RE: Cleaning Burnt Pans Post by alguiliani (2) | (08/21/2006) Contact i just burnt sugar with no water on a pan that belongs to my roommate (nice one, an All Clad) and it was seriously burnt on. i thought it had turned into carbon and fused onto it. i quickly googled up your website on the computer and saw these tips. i used a cube of Electrosol automatic dishwasher cleaner and about a cup of water and brought it to a boil. most of it came right up and it looks like the rest of it will, too. thanks for the tip it saved my roommate's pan and me not having to buy an expensive pan to replace it! i don't know if it makes a difference that it just happened or not, but it worked for something that was really on there. Report Spam or Abuse RE: Cleaning Burnt Pans Post By Lulu (Guest Post) (08/08/2006) Tried several methods to remove black stain from bottom of stainless steel pan. Only thing that worked was a couple of applications of Orange Glo Power Paste foaming cleanser and a scouring pad. Try it! Report Spam or Abuse RE: Cleaning Burnt Pans Post By Amy (Guest Post) (08/01/2006) I'm a disaster in the kitchen and today was no different. I completely cremated a batch of apricot jam in my big stainless steel copper bottomed pot, and the 1/4" thick black mess on the bottom won't budge! I tried dishwashing crystals, nothing happened...tried boiling vinegar, NOTHING happened...I'm going to try the baking soda dish soap paste overnight, but if it doesn't work by morning, there may be a joint funeral for me and my favorite pot! HELP!!! Report Spam or Abuse RE: Cleaning Burnt Pans Post By sunshine (Guest Post) (07/18/2006) I burnt a pressure cooker with sugar water in it . The inside is a crusty black. Ther was nothing left but a black bunch of the crystalized burnt sugar. I need help, its my favorite pan to fix rice in. Editor's Note: Soak it with hot water and dish washer detergent overnight or all day. It makes it much easier to clean later and sometimes with very little scrubbing can remove black burnt on food. Report Spam or Abuse RE: Cleaning Burnt Pans Post By Joelle Bertolet (Guest Post) (07/11/2006) The dishwashing detergent solution is miraculous. I put a generous amountof automatic DW powder in the pan and almost filled it with water, brought this concoction to a boil, simmered it for ten minutes and then soaked it for 30, then rubbed whatever was still stuck with a wooden spoon. My pot looks brand new! I never even had to use baking soda or vinegar as a next step. I had (hopelessly, I thought) burned soy milk in a stainless steel pan -- at least a quarter of an inch thick and up the sides because it had boiled over while I was on the phone. My tried and true baking soda helped, but I was convinced I'd lost a pan. Thanks for this great solution. I'll remember it. Report Spam or Abuse How do I Clean Burnt T-Fal Pot? Post By dumb cook (Guest Post) (07/08/2006) I was steaming corn in a T-Fal stock pot and forgot about it until the pot and corn were crispy black. I don't know what to use to clean a T-Fal pot - Yes they do stick and burn if you let the food boil dry and still forget about the pan for an hour on medium high heat. I've heard rumors that once a teflon pan is really burned it becomes toxic. thanks. Report Spam or Abuse RE: Cleaning Burnt Pans Post by MrPlazmaDude (2) | (03/21/2006) Contact Thanks for the great tips! All of the tips you mentioned are ones I have not tried yet so here is hoping. Sorry about not mentioning the type of pan that it is. Its a plan stainless steel pan with no copper bottom. Report Spam or Abuse RE: Cleaning Burnt Pans Post by camo_angels (665) | (03/20/2006) Profile | Contact As long as it is not the non-stick....use BARKEEPER"S FRIEND (next to Bon-ami/Comet) THis stuff will take rust off, and may get those scorch marks too! I have copper bottom stainless steel, and all the insides looked like new the first time. Be prepared to scrub, especially with a scotchbrite pad or something slightly coarse. With the plastic, i don't know.....have you tried melting it off and scraping it? Report Spam or Abuse RE: Cleaning Burnt Pans Post by ThriftyFun (3743) | (03/20/2006) Profile | Blog! | Contact Mr. Plasma Dude, You don't say what kind of pan it is, stainless steel, aluminum, enamel or cast iron. This would probably work fine for a stainless or enamel pan but I wouldn't use it for aluminum or cast iron. Get some oven cleaner. Read the directions for cleaning the oven, some require you to have a warm oven, others a cool one. if it asks for a warm oven, warm the pan for a minute on the burner, then spray the affected areas on the pan and put it in the oven so you don't have to breathe in the fumes. Let it sit on the pan for the amount of time you would have it sit for the oven. Hopefully the dishwasher soap will take care of the problem, but the plastic being burned on might be the hardest thing to remove. Good luck, Susan from ThriftyFun Report Spam or Abuse RE: Cleaning Burnt Pans Post by MrPlazmaDude (2) | (03/20/2006) Contact OK, I'm in trouble :( I was frying some tortillas in vegetable oil when I got a phone call and as you can probably guess, I forgot to keep my eye on the pan and the vegetable oil dried up and I burned the pan. To make matters worse, I tried to scrape the burnt spots off with a plastic spatula and I melted a little bit of the spatula onto the pan. I have to get it cleaned up because its my girlfriends favorite, almost brand new pan that she got for Christmas this last year. The problem is that I have been glancing at this site now for a few days and I have tried: Vinegar and boiling water, baking soda and dish soap, boiling water and dish soap and I'm currently trying the dishwasher detergent soaking over night technique. If, the dishwasher detergent does not do the trick, does any one have any almost guaranteed tricks that will work for me? Thanks! Report Spam or Abuse RE: Cleaning Burnt Pans Post By J Walker (Guest Post) (03/01/2006) I usually can get all of a stain or burned on foods out by placing a little dishwashing liquid in the pan with two cups of water and simmering on low for about 30 minutes. If this doesn't work rub toothpaste all over the area and allow to sit overnight. In the morning just wash as usual. Report Spam or Abuse RE: Cleaning Burnt Pans Post By J Walker (Guest Post) (03/01/2006) Try rubbing toothpaste on the black spots after you have thoroughly cleaned the pot to the best of your abuility, Leave the paste on overnight and wash completely in the morning. This works well for the blackened bottoms of pots and pans also. Report Spam or Abuse RE: Cleaning Burnt Pans Post By Vicka (Guest Post) (02/28/2006) Mix a couple of tablespoons of Cream of Tartar in about 3 to 4 inches of water in the burned pan and boil hard for a while. Keep your eye on it, DON'T let it boil dry, add water if necessary and continue boiling. Dump the water and scrape firmly. Repeat if necessary until the all the black will come off. This really works. Report Spam or Abuse RE: Cleaning Burnt Pans Post By Jane Young (Guest Post) (02/28/2006) Try simmering the pot on the top of the stove with some dishwasher soap in it. It took a couple of goes to get everything off but it all came eventually. Then polish with some stainless steel powder cleaner - copper - that can be gotten at some grocery stores or hardware stores. Report Spam or Abuse RE: Cleaning Burnt Pans Post by Pat K (1) | (02/28/2006) Contact Try soaking in hot water & dishwasher crystals - should wipe clean in a couple of hours or so. Pat K Report Spam or Abuse RE: Cleaning Burnt Pans Post By neko (Guest Post) (02/28/2006) sprinkle baking soda to cover burnt parts mix with enough water to make a thick paste that you can cover all of the burnt parts with and leave overnight the next day you can pretty much wipe it off with your finger, but rinsing with water is better. you may have to scrub a *litttle* but not too much. this works on ANYTHING, cookie sheets, pots, pans, the base of the oven, etc. Report Spam or Abuse Burnt Pans Post by ThriftyFun (3743) | (07/25/2005) Profile | Blog! | Contact Request: The other day, when i was cooking dinner, I burnt it so bad, I ended up burning the inside of the pan. It's a "Chefs All Clad" pans, so, it was fairly easy to get the food of, but the pan is still burnt. Anyone have any hints to cleaning it so it could look some what silver again? Thanks, Jeffrey Answers: RE: Burnt Pans J A M (Guest Post) I burnt my Kuhn Richon s/s pot today cooking fig jam. 1/8" charred mess caked the base and nothing would budge it. Enter white vinegar, 1/2" deep and simmered for 15 minutes. Result, one sparkling clean s/s pot ready for the next batch of fig jam. SO QUICK! Thank you Robin for your helpful hint. RE: Burnt Pans virginia (Guest Post) Thanks! I am a 71 yr old grandmother and very happy to find a solution without flipping through household hint books that have no index. The boiling vinegar things WORKED for me. I burned a whole pot of oatmeal in my Faberware stainless pan while talking on the phone. I soaked that for an hour, then went to my trusty laptop & googled burned saucepan. I cleaned out the oatmeal, hauled out that 1/2 gal. of white viegar I keep for cleaning, poured some in the pan, added some water, boiled it awhile and the black stuff scaped right off with spatula and stainless steel wool. The pan is shiny & clean. RE: Burnt Pans Lee Drannan Smithson (Guest Post) The BEST and quickest way to remove burn-ons in Stainless Pans is to cover the burn-on with gel dishwasher detergent and let it set for a couple of hours or overnight. After that, a soft brush and hot soapy water is all you need to get the shine back. You may add a tablespoon of water to the detergent. Powdered dishwasher detergent can be used by making a paste with water. As you know, dishwasher detergent is very strong, therefore, don't use your hand to clean the pan, even with a sponge or dishcloth. Use a dishbrush to clean all the residue off (and clean and sterilize the brush at the same time!) and the pan will look almost like new. RE: Burnt Pans Trish (Guest Post) Put hot water in the pan along with some vinegar and let it sit overnight. The next day you should be able to wipe your pot clean! This also works well with cleaning your stove top burner pans. Good luck! RE: Burnt Pans Burnt pot or pan? Use a dryer sheet to scrub away that blackened soot off your best pans and pots By AISHA HAMIDANI V.A. from NORFOLK, VA RE: Burnt Pans Post by jenjoejace The BEST I have ever used, and is VERY CHEAP, is BarKeepers Friend. Its a Powder in a Gold colored can, usually found in the cleaning supplies. Just get your pan wet all over, sprinkle quite a bit in there, and rub to make a paste, then scrub it all over. It will take sulfer & iron out of dishes, appliances, sinks& tubs, etc also...it is great. You can get the big can for around $2 at Walmart. RE: Burnt Pans Post by Meari I've used the vinegar method and while it does get the scorched burnt stuff off, you can still see where it was in the pan. Also, food tends to stick to these spots in subsequent cookings. RE: Burnt Pans burntofferings (Guest Post) For Stainless Steel: Easy-off oven cleaner will also take off burnt on foods, just spray and let sit awhile. If the handles are not stainless steel, then wrap them with heavy duty foil before spraying. RE: Burnt Pans Post by sunhat I have AllClad stainless pots and pans too, and I also managed to burn one of them (I was boiling water and forgot about it). Unfortunately I can't tell you how to get the scorched dark color off because I haven't been able to get it off either! It's not burnt-on food; the metal itself seems to have discolored. I have tried soaking and boiling the pot in baking soda, vinegar, dishwashing detergent, and salt (in various combinations), all to no avail. However, the good news is, the pot still works fine. And the dark color does seem to wear off somewhat after a while, although it probably will never look like new again. By the way, if you do figure out a way to get the scorch marks off, I hope you will post it here so I can fix up my pot too! :-) RE: Burnt Pans Post by Angellface My 85 yr. old mother-in-law told me she mixes baking soda with some regular dish soap in a paste and lets it set overnight. She swears it will take anything off. Vinegar for Burnt Pans If you have scorched or burnt on mess in a saucepan, all you need to do is pour in a little vinegar and put it on the stove to boil for a few minutes. The stuck on mess will clean right off. By Robin Report Spam or Abuse